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<p>I met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Samaraweera at the UN Human Rights Council
in Geneva on 28 February. I also wrote to both the Foreign Minister and Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe on 20 April. In the meeting and subsequent letters, I recognised
the Sri Lankan government's efforts to improve the human rights situation in Sri Lanka.
I also welcomed their co-sponsorship of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1. I
encouraged accelerated progress towards fulfilling the commitments their government
made in co-sponsoring Resolution 34/1 and raised the importance of the return of all
military-held private land, the delivery of devolution through constitutional reform,
the establishment of credible transitional justice mechanisms and the development
of new counter-terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards.</p><p>The
UK is committed to the full implementation of Resolution 34/1 and will continue to
support the Government of Sri Lanka in its efforts to promote reconciliation and human
rights.</p>
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